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October 26, 2022
New Series in the American Journal of Public Health Identifies 1,000-Day Window as Untapped Potential to Improve Health of Families
Opportunities, Challenges Identified for Pregnant People and Babies 0-2 (WASHINGTON D.C.) Over the last two decades, science has shown that the 1,000-day window, the time between a pregnancy and the baby’s second birthday, is most critical for brain development and when good nutrition has the greatest influence on future health. Today, on the heels of …
October 17, 2022
Celebrating Progress Towards Leaving No One Behind on World Food Day
Low and middle-income countries are still grappling with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, and weather shocks which continue to impact global food and nutrition security. The World Food Programme estimates that 50 million people in 45 countries are on the edge of famine. On World Food Day 2022, we take stock of the hard-fought progress …
October 12, 2022
A Much-Needed Win for Moms and Babies: the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act
Photo Credit: USAID Nutrition plays a foundational role in a child’s development and her country’s ability to prosper. It is why several of the world’s leading economists have called for greater investments in the nutrition and well-being of mothers, babies, and toddlers as a way to create brighter and more prosperous futures for us all. …
September 19, 2022
Q&A with Dr. Kofi Essel: AJPH Special Series on Nutrition in the 1,000-Day Window
An interview with Dr. Kofi Essel, Community Pediatrician, Children’s National Hospital What inspired you to become a pediatrician? I always found the field of pediatrics to be a very fertile ground. Families are interested in the wellbeing of their children, doing whatever it takes to improve the health of the next generation. This made my …